In case you are intending to do a patent search for the jurisdiction of United States then United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website is the one that comes at the top of...

Prior art search, state of the art search or background art, in most systems of patent law, is constituted by all information that has been made available to the public in any form before...

Before you invest your hard earned money on an invention, it is important to ensure that you are investing safe and hence comes the importance of patent searches. An effective, comprehensive and full patent...

Intellectual property, particularly patents, have become vital for the growth of a company, and, in general, the global economy. Patents have become important tool for company’s goal of profit maximizing and these companies are...

There are many articles written on advantages of filing a provisional application; however, it may be understood that filing provisional application does come with some disadvantages as well, as summarized below. A provisional application...

There may be some reasons why a company may wish to avoid patenting a given invention, such as cost, or the fact that the invention may not meet the patentability criteria. That is, instead...

In Invalidity Search Each patent has a filing date, which is the date on which the patent application was filed. This date is important because it sets the cut-off date for the invention, from...